Presteign

“I kill you filthy” and “Presteign of Presteign” and the Gatsby-like rags-to-riches — I liked it.

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This comes into play as Presteign of Presteign, the corporate mogul who built the Nomad and is therefore one of Foyle's eventual targets, seeks to reclaim the mysterious element called PyrE from the Nomad to help win the war.

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So, in jauntes of one and two hundred miles each, Presteign crossed the continent, and arrived outside the Vancouver shipping yards at exactly nine o'clock in the morning, Pacific time.

The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956

And he knew this was a sister ship, for the "Nomad" was also Presteign-owned.

The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956

"Captain Yeovil is leaving," Presteign called to the Jaunte-Watch officer who had guided Dagenham in.

The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956

Presteign took out a silver-mounted slab of crystal and handed it to Olivia.

The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956

But I am Presteign of Presteign, head of house and sept, first of the family, chieftain of the clan.

The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956

Devoted to the principle of conspicuous waste, on which all society is based, Presteign of Presteign had fitted his Victorian mansion in Central Park with elevators, house phones, dumb-waiters and all the other laborsaving devices which jaunting had made obsolete.

The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956

Iron gray, handsome, powerful, impeccably dressed and mannered in the old-fashioned style, Presteign of Presteign was the epitome of the socially elect, for he was so exalted in station that he employed coachmen, grooms, hostlers, stableboys, and horses to perform a function for him which ordinary mortals performed by jaunting.

The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956

Presteign will get a Conviction in twenty-four hours.

The Stars My Destination Bester, Alfred 1956